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The Day Milkman was born
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Milkman gets his name from Freddie
Ruth was breastfeeding Milkman long past infancy and was seen doing so by Freddie -
Milkman visits and meets Pilate for the first time
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Milkman pees on Lena
“ He didn’t mean it. It happened before he was through. She stepped away from him to pick, returned, and at the sound of her footsteps behind him, he’d turned around before he was through. It was becoming a habit- this concentration on things behind him. Almost as though there were no future to be had.” -
Milkmans becomes friends with Guitar, who is seventeen and Milkman is twelve
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Milkman sees Hagar for the first time, and falls in love (Not actually though).
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Milkman begins to work for Macon Jr.
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Milk notices on of his legs is shorter than the other
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Milkman and Hagar make love for the first time
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Milkman hits his father after his father beat his mother
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Milkman breaks up with Hagar
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Hagar attempts to kill Milkman at Guitars house
“ Milkman refused to look. Perspiration collected in the small of his back and ran out of his armpit down his side. But the fear was gone. He lay there as still as the morning light and sucked the worlds energy up into his own will.” (129) -
Guitar informs Milkman about his activities in seven days
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Milkman and Guitar steal the sack, of what they think is gold, from Pilates house
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Milkman and Guitar are arrested for having a skeleton in the tarp, Macon Jr. and Pilate come and bail them out
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Milkman informs Macon Jr. about First Corithians relationship with Porter, Macon then ends the relationship
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Milkman flies out ot Pennsylvania in search of the gold that could still be in the cave
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Milkman arrives in Danville and meets Reverend Cooper and visits the Butler Mansion where Circe is
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Milkman buys a cheap car and drives to Shalimar
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While on a hunting trip Milkman is attacked by Guitar and barely escapes
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Milkman learns about his past from Susan byrd
“ Milkman refused to look. Perspiration collected in the small of his back and ran out of his armpit down his side. But the fear was gone. He lay there as still as the morning light and sucked the worlds energy up into his own will.” (129) -
Milkman returns to Michigan and tells Pilate everything he learned about their roots
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Milkman has the flower dream where his mother is killed by the growing flowers
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Milkman learns the truth of his mothers past
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Milkman and Pilate drive down to Virginia and bury Pilates fathers bones, Guitar is there waiting and kills both of them